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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "September at last! Starting Mr Wigg at lunch time:)"

What do you think of it so far?"

I'm probably not far enough in to judge it yet. It is sweet, a little bland. As I get more involved with the characters I'm sure I will like it very much.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "September at last! Starting Mr Wigg at lunch time:)"

What do you think of it so far?"

I'm probably not far enough in to judge it yet. It is sweet, a..."

I'll be reading it soon - Spring Challenge book...

[Carolyn]

Angela wrote: "I tried so hard to read A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing but I couldn't do it. My head is not in the right place.

Angela you are not alone. I tried to read A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing and couldn't get into it either. I too have abandoned it for now! Too many other good books to be read :)

[Kyla]

I'm currently reading The Fog by James Herbert

[Sharon]

Finished: Jumping Fences by Karen Wood 4★

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[MaryG2E]

Finished just now: Bombproof

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sally906]

I am reading a couple of books - the one I have here at work is The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith, but I am also reading Unforgivable by Sharon Robards, A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman and The Wedding Bees: A Novel of Honey, Love, and Manners by Sarah-Kate Lynch

[Angela]

Carolyn wrote: "Angela wrote: "I tried so hard to read A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing but I couldn't do it. My head is not in the right place.

Angela you are not alone. I tried to read [book:A Girl..."

So glad it wasn't just me Carolyn! I really detest giving up on a book but I just could not perservere with this one.

[Michael]

Brenda wrote: "Don't forget to post all the books you received in the other thread so we can be suitably jealous!"

That's too mean.

I've also moved onto a book I can only describe as a hipster book; A Death in the Family by Karl Ove Knausgård

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I finished Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs last night... 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[★ Jess]

The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman :)

[Carolyn]

Michael wrote: "I recently finished The Miniaturist and would recommend to anyone who is after and intriguing and unique story.

Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Sounds excellent Michael!

[Elaine]

I keep hearing about The Miniaturist, I think I am going to have to watch out for that one, it sounds really good.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Michael wrote: "I recently finished The Miniaturist and would recommend to anyone who is after and intriguing and unique story.

Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Excellent review Michael:)

[Sally906]

Elaine wrote: "I keep hearing about The Miniaturist, I think I am going to have to watch out for that one, it sounds really good."

I agree. Have added it to my library list :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I finished Suspect by Michael Robotham. I enjoyed it very much.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[MaryG2E]

Brenda wrote: "I finished Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs last night... 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Thanks for your review, which has reignited my interest in Kathy Reichs' Tempe novels. I think she went very stale for a while IMHO.

[MaryG2E]

I've just started reading Looking for Alibrandi, a book that has been on my TBR list for years. Don't know why I've never gotten around to it before. My copy from the library is brand new, not a single spot or crease in it, which tells me it is still in high demand - perhaps it is still on the VCE/HSC reading lists?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Mary wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I finished Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs last night... 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Thanks for your review, which h..."

You're welcome Mary:) This one was really enjoyable!

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Halfway through North Star Guide Me Home

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Started The Girl with All the Gifts. It is weird.

[Nicola]

Phrynne wrote: "Started The Girl with All the Gifts. It is weird."

Yes - but I enjoyed it immensely! In fact all the people in my book club enjoyed it - and that doesn't always happen!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Nicola wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "Started The Girl with All the Gifts. It is weird."

Yes - but I enjoyed it immensely! In fact all the people in my book club enjoyed it - and that doesn't always ha..."

I like weird:)

[Suz]

I'm reading by one of our Aussie Readers members Vicki Tyley. I'm really liking it, quarter of the way in.

[Sally906]

I have just finished The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party by Alexander McCall Smith. My review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Now I am reading Wattle Creek by Fiona McCallum , Unforgivable by Sharon Robards and finishing off A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

[Mish]

I finished 2 books recently

1) Mona by Dan T. Sehlberg - which I'd like to thank Brenda and Scribe for organising the giveaway, but unfortunately, the subject matter wasn't my cup of tea :( But I'm sure fans of this genre will like it.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2) If I Fall, If I Die: A Novel by Michael Christie - a book I downloaded from netgalley that's not due out till 20th Jan 15. I loved this book so much that I had to write something small down on my review.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm currently reading Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnett

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Just started The City & the City on Michael's recommendation. Neato so far.

[Angela]

Alex wrote: "I've just finished reading Shane Maloney's brilliantly funny Stiff. What took me so long to get around to this masterpiece of humour??

https://www.goodreads.com/rev..."

He is a great author Alex, isn't he? I saw him at a couple of writer's festivals/events and he is a funny guy. Very dry sense of humour as you can imagine. The TV movies are worth a watch too :)

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Mish wrote: "I finished 2 books recently

1) Mona by Dan T. Sehlberg - which I'd like to thank Brenda and Scribe for organising the giveaway, but unfortunately, the subject matt..."

How are you finding Golden Boys? It's taken me a bit to get into it ...

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I'm reading Golden Boys and The Silkworm

[Angela]

I've finished Holiday in Cambodia.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Am now going to start on Is It Just Me? by British comedienne Miranda Hart

[Mish]

Jen wrote: "Mish wrote: "I finished 2 books recently

1) Mona by Dan T. Sehlberg - which I'd like to thank Brenda and Scribe for organising the giveaway, but unfortunately, the..."

I actually don't mind it Jen. I'm only 20 or so pages in but I am feeling bit uneasy. I have a sense something is not right with a few of the boys 'home life' but at this stage it's all a mystery...they are not saying much but dropping hints.

So yeah, at this stage it's going well.

[Jan]

The Crow Road by Iain Banks. Loving it as have just visited Scotland and stayed not far from where it is set in the Highlands.

[Mish]

Michael wrote: "currently reading How to Build a Girl, a little different but I'm really enjoying it. Came home from holidays with heaps of bookish mail, so I won't run out of books to read anytime..."

I see you've actually finished it - How to Build a Girl. Did you enjoy it Michael? I have this book sitting on my shelf & I will be reading it soon.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jan wrote: "The Crow Road by Iain Banks. Loving it as have just visited Scotland and stayed not far from where it is set in the Highlands."

The Crow Road by Iain Banks

[Kathryn]

I am reading two wonderful books at the moment - most unusual to have two great reads at once.

I am reading Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday as a "proper" book and am really enjoying the collection of correspondence, diary entries, business and government documents etc through which this story is told.

And I am reading Whatever You Do, Don't Run: My Adventures As A Botswana Safari Guide by Australian author, Peter Allison as an e-book, and it is making me laugh (and groan) aloud!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I finished Frontier Resistance by Leonie Rogers earlier today. 5★s

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kyla]

I'm currently reading Doctor Sleep by Stephen King

[Marianne]

Kathryn wrote: "I am reading two wonderful books at the moment - most unusual to have two great reads at once.

I am reading Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday as a "proper" ..."

I Loved Salmon Fishing enough to get all his other books (not that many as, unfortunately, he died last year) and have also enjoyed The Irresistible Inheritance Of Wilberforce. Torday has written each of his novels in a different style.

[Marianne]

Kyla wrote: "I'm currently reading Doctor Sleep by Stephen King"

I Loved this one too, but I reread The Shining first to remind me of who the characters were...

[Kathryn]

Marianne wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "I am reading two wonderful books at the moment - most unusual to have two great reads at once.

I am reading Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by..."

Yes, I noticed he'd written quite a few others. I like the look of The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall.

[Marianne]

I have all but that one, and the the two short stories Breakfast at the Hotel Déjà Vu and Theo: A Novella, which will be out in one volume next month and on their way to me then. Have only read two of his books so far but I liked them enough to want the rest. And while they aren't a series, there is some character overlap, I always like that.

[Kathryn]

Marianne wrote: "I have all but that one, and the the two short stories...And while they aren't a series, there is some character overlap, I always like that. ..."

Oh, I hadn't realised that! Like Maeve Binchy's Quentins and Tara Road and Scarlet Feather etc - I like that better than a proper series!!

[Marianne]

exactly like that

[Dana]

I just read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone!
The last time I read this my son was just a little guy, I remember taking him to see the movie (a mistake, he was scared of Fluffy). Fun to read again, I think I will work through the series slowly as I never actually read the last 2 books.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dana wrote: "I just read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone!
The last time I read this my son was just a little guy, I remember taking him to see the movie (a mistake, he was scared of Fluffy). Fun to re..."

Do you mean Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Dana?

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

? Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was the English and Australian title, Brenda. Sorcerer's was American.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Liam wrote: "? Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was the English and Australian title, Brenda. Sorcerer's was American."

Oh thanks Liam. I couldn't seem to find it...

[Dana]

Sorry, I was unaware their was another title for this, I will be sure to use the link next time (i am on my mobile and it doesn't seem to have that option)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's OK Dana, I was just trying to have a look:)